News 5/22/26
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted clearance to a sepsis warning system co‑developed by Bayesian Health and Johns Hopkins University. The tool uses a Bayesian AI model to flag patients at risk of sepsis earlier than traditional methods. Early adopters in hospitals are beginning pilot deployments, while clinicians debate the role of algorithmic alerts versus physician judgment. The announcement highlights the growing regulatory pathway for AI‑driven diagnostics in acute care.
Morning Headlines 5/14/26
Healthcare providers are actively testing generative AI tools for clinical decision‑making, but adoption remains experimental. Critics note that AI often projects confidence even when its recommendations are inaccurate. Quebec’s recent attempt at a custom‑built AI platform for its health system...
Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 5/11/26
The article highlights a persistent problem in current AI systems: they often present answers with unwarranted confidence, even when wrong. When challenged, the models may backtrack but rarely provide source citations or explicit uncertainty signals. The author argues that AI...
Morning Headlines 5/8/26
US vendors are encountering growing headwinds in overseas markets, prompting concerns about competitive positioning. Meanwhile, Epic Quebec’s latest rollout is drawing regulatory attention, highlighting the challenges of cross‑border health‑tech deployments. Health data shows a sharp rise in colon cancer cases...
Morning Headlines 5/1/26
Larry Ellison is reportedly financing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to pursue legal actions against business rivals, a strategy critics say leverages state power for private gain. The lawsuit filed by Paxton’s office has been described by legal analysts as...
Healthcare AI News 4/29/26
Central Maine Healthcare announced the layoff of 38 IT workers as Maine pushes a statewide, Wisconsin‑based electronic health record (EHR) platform. The state is committing public funds to the vendor despite ongoing antitrust scrutiny, mirroring concerns raised by Memorial Sloan...
News 4/29/26
The Rural Health Transformation (RHT) fund announced this week will not close the gap left by recent Medicaid cuts, leaving rural providers scrambling for cash. Meanwhile, Central Maine Healthcare disclosed a layoff of 38 IT staff as it trims operating...
Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 4/27/26
The Curbside Consult piece reflects on several industry‑wide themes, beginning with Stephen Dubner’s interview of Epic Systems CEO Judy Faulkner about health‑data strategy. It draws a parallel to AT&T’s historic resistance to third‑party phone and network competition, then critiques the...
HIStalk Interviews Scott MacKenzie, CEO, RevSpring
In a recent HIStalk interview, Scott MacKenzie, CEO of RevSpring, outlined the company’s shift toward a subscription‑based revenue cycle management platform and its push into AI‑driven automation. He highlighted a new partnership with a top‑tier health system that will integrate...
Morning Headlines 4/27/26
HIStalk’s morning briefing highlighted several disparate issues: the ethical and legal pitfalls of paying informants, noting that funds rarely reach the target organization; the success of an anti‑hate nonprofit that financed undercover operatives to dismantle KKK cells; a critique of...
Morning Headlines 4/24/26
The article critiques current tactics against misinformation and extremist groups, noting that paying informants does not fund the organizations they expose and that an anti‑hate nonprofit successfully financed undercover investigators who disrupted KKK activities. It also highlights a recent JAMA...
Readers Write: Two Curves, One Hospital Server Room: Why On-Prem AI in Healthcare Is Inevitable
The article argues that on‑prem artificial intelligence will become a standard component of hospital IT infrastructures. It cites regulatory pressure, patient‑data privacy, and the need for sub‑second response times as primary drivers. While hardware costs are falling thanks to commodity...
Morning Headlines 4/21/26
The piece reflects growing unease about technology’s pervasive impact on learning, arguing that its harms are not limited to youth and should be addressed with age‑neutral policies. It highlights a semantic debate between "digitize" (converting analog content) and "digitalize" (re‑engineering...
EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 4/16/26
Dr. Jayne cautions against the hype that AI can fully replace radiologists, noting that AI merely extends existing human‑generated knowledge. She argues that while routine imaging interpretation may be automated, novel diseases or tumors that fall outside training data require...
Morning Headlines 4/16/26
Today's headlines highlighted AI’s expanding role in radiology after a health‑system CEO claimed AI could replace radiologists, igniting industry debate. A potential merger between Deaconess and a Boston‑area hospital raised questions about regional market consolidation. Experts also compared large language...